Ouch! Injury woe for playful dads: Average father is hurt 22 times a year with 40% saying walking across toy-covered floor is most dangerous part of being a parent

The average father suffers 22 injuries a year caused by ‘rough and tumble’ while playing with the kids, it emerged today.

A study of 2,000 parents revealed the wear and tear on Britain’s fathers takes its toll from accidental kicks to the face – or worse – to bad backs from being a human climbing frame.

In fact, the average father of school-aged children experiences 22 injuries per year – eight of those while playing with the little ones.

He also bashes his shin three times on something the kids have left lying around the house and steps on a toy or plug four times-a-year on average.  Full article

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